IoT is clearly on an upward spiral with no end in sight. Navigating the constantly shifting and branching field can be a daunting task. But even in this fragmented market chaos, certain trends have started to emerge. For one, it is becoming increasingly clear that most of the industry loves Amazon’s Alexa platform, both for her smarts and vast device compatibility skills roster.

In keeping wit this trend, Lenovo just unveiled its Home Assistant – yet another Alexa-powered, home assistant type device with a twist of its own. Lenovo’s angle seems to stem from…